It is STUNNING that you were able to let go, all at once, of 40 years of disordered eating — guess that is a real testament to what's possible when we are truly, deeply, ready for change.
As for my take on Kristi Keller's vision of New Year's Day energy: on New Year's Day, I will have all that energy and all those wondrous intentions to reconfigure my schedule, my body, my work, my habits, my everything — beginning on January 2. The nice thing about aging is that I'm onto myself by now, so I don't fall for it. Small changes, when I'm truly ready and willing, are what make a difference.
Jan, thanks. I have been forever gobsmacked by the fact that when I have decided I am done with a habit (like five packs a day smoking, the same, cold turkey) it's gone when I decide. I've never been a slow reduction kind of person. That speaks to how unique our stories are, and how each of us finds a way. I love your "I'm onto myself by now," that's delightful, for when we study what we do, how we do it and explore our motivations, that is our secret for negotiating a way forward. Or to speak to your brand, how we stick the landing!
My resolution is daily, January 1 is simply an opportunity to remind myself that my resolution is daily.
That resolution? Be kind. Especially to ourselves.
Sometimes it's very difficult.
It can be such a bear, Leo, given some of what we see.
It is STUNNING that you were able to let go, all at once, of 40 years of disordered eating — guess that is a real testament to what's possible when we are truly, deeply, ready for change.
As for my take on Kristi Keller's vision of New Year's Day energy: on New Year's Day, I will have all that energy and all those wondrous intentions to reconfigure my schedule, my body, my work, my habits, my everything — beginning on January 2. The nice thing about aging is that I'm onto myself by now, so I don't fall for it. Small changes, when I'm truly ready and willing, are what make a difference.
Jan, thanks. I have been forever gobsmacked by the fact that when I have decided I am done with a habit (like five packs a day smoking, the same, cold turkey) it's gone when I decide. I've never been a slow reduction kind of person. That speaks to how unique our stories are, and how each of us finds a way. I love your "I'm onto myself by now," that's delightful, for when we study what we do, how we do it and explore our motivations, that is our secret for negotiating a way forward. Or to speak to your brand, how we stick the landing!
“ This time, the commitment came from my soul. It was absolute.”
You were ready to be awesome
Thanks, Tim. I know you had a similar journey.